Telecommunications infrastructure and the urban landscape
Abstract
Telecommunications forms a part of every aspect of our lives. This paper looks at mobile telecommunications infrastructure (TI) and how it impacts visually on the urban landscape from a planning perspective. First, the impact of low-impact and non low-impact TI on the build environment. This includes examples of differences types of TI. Also, current trends in Western Australia in terms of the planning approval process, and specifically, the accumulative effect of low-impact TI on the streetscape. Second, ways in which local and state governments can more proactively and effectively deal with TI by enabling site specific design outcomes that reduce the visual clutter of TI on the skyline. In addition, how do we deal with existing TI that may be considered urban blight? How do we encourage carriers to remove and/or redesign these existing TI? How can existing legislation be improved to enable best practice in the deployment of TI?
Document Type
Journal Article
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
21661
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Routledge
Comments
Millar, Y. (2015). Telecommunications infrastructure and the urban landscape in Australian Planner, 52(1), 60-70. Available here.